Red Special (album)

Infobox Album|

Background = orange
Name = Red Special
Released = October 28, 1998 (Japan)
Type = EP
Recorded = 1998
Genre = Rock
Length = 38:11
Label = EMI
Producer = Brian May
Reviews =
Artist = Brian May
Last album = "Another World"
(1998)
This album = "Red Special"
(1998)
Next album = "Furia"
(2000)

"Red Special" is a mini album released by Queen guitarist, Brian May. It contains live-tracks recorded at the European part of his "Another World"-tour, edits from tracks taken from the "Another World" album and B-sides. The album was a Japan-only release to promote the tour in Japan.

Track listing

# "On My Way Up" (Live in Paris, June 98) (May)
# "Why Don't We Try Again" (May)
# "Maybe Baby" (Petty/Hardin)
# "Business (USA Radio Mix Uncut)" (May)
# "Another World" (May)
# "Only Make Believe" (Twitty/Nance)
# "Hammer to Fall" (Live in Paris, June 98) (May)
# "Brian Talks (A Tribute to Cozy Powell)"

Personnel

*Arrangement and Production – Brian May
*Engineering and Co-Production – Justin Shirley-Smith

*Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming by Brian May

*Except track 2: Cozy Powell – Drums and Percussion, David Richards – Additional Recording. Track 4: Cozy Powell – Drums, Neil Amor – Additional Mixing. Track 5: Steve Ferrone – Drums and Percussion, Ken Taylor – Bass, Mixed by David Richards. Tracks 3, 6: Cozy Powell – Drums, Neil Murray – Bass, Jamie Moses – Guitar, Spike Edney – Keyboards.

*Live tracks feature: Spike Edney – Keyboards, Jamie Moses – Guitar, Steve Ferrone – Cocktail Kit, Neil Murray – Bass, Susie Webb and Zoe Nicholas – Backing Vocals.

*Design – Richard Gray
*Equipment Supervision and Maintenance – Peter Malandrone
*Mastered by Kevin Metcalfe at The Soundmasters